Batavia was about it's usual crowd, busy early, quiet after about 12:30.
While not the disaster the spring show was, the sales still aren't what they should be, and I wasn't the only one who felt that way. It's almost like making it bigger watered it down, with more vendors fighting for the same money everyone gets less.
And the usual guys dumping things. I bought a piece that regularly brings $200-$300 online for $75. Toward the end of the day I bought another easy $200 of stuff for $40. There's a reason all the hobby shops in Buffalo are closing, you can't compete with people just dumping stuff left and right.
I also picked up a new flyer for a late addition to the listings -
12/21-12/22 - Niagara Falls (Sanborn) - Train Show, American Legion Hall, 6525 Ward Rd (rt 429).
Flyer is very plain and no indication of who's hosting it. While it shows Sanborn, the location is further to the south closer to St. Johnsbury, kind of in the middle of nowhere. So you now have two shows 16 miles apart the same weekend, with the Broadway Market's little show also those days. I wish them luck but you'd have to pay my costs up front to get me to set up, this market didn't need another show, especially a two day show.
I am however pleased to note that for the spring 2020 shows, I have a complete list and have verified all but four of the 17 shows. The ones not verified either haven't had their fall event yet or generally don't announce until late December or January. Two events have been entirely cancelled. I also have a flyer I need to find for one other event that I can't find anything online for, it would make an 18th event.
While not the disaster the spring show was, the sales still aren't what they should be, and I wasn't the only one who felt that way. It's almost like making it bigger watered it down, with more vendors fighting for the same money everyone gets less.
And the usual guys dumping things. I bought a piece that regularly brings $200-$300 online for $75. Toward the end of the day I bought another easy $200 of stuff for $40. There's a reason all the hobby shops in Buffalo are closing, you can't compete with people just dumping stuff left and right.
I also picked up a new flyer for a late addition to the listings -
12/21-12/22 - Niagara Falls (Sanborn) - Train Show, American Legion Hall, 6525 Ward Rd (rt 429).
Flyer is very plain and no indication of who's hosting it. While it shows Sanborn, the location is further to the south closer to St. Johnsbury, kind of in the middle of nowhere. So you now have two shows 16 miles apart the same weekend, with the Broadway Market's little show also those days. I wish them luck but you'd have to pay my costs up front to get me to set up, this market didn't need another show, especially a two day show.
I am however pleased to note that for the spring 2020 shows, I have a complete list and have verified all but four of the 17 shows. The ones not verified either haven't had their fall event yet or generally don't announce until late December or January. Two events have been entirely cancelled. I also have a flyer I need to find for one other event that I can't find anything online for, it would make an 18th event.